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Jellal Fernandes (posing as Siegrain) added "Voldemort" as a friend.
"Did the rings reach the Magic Council this quickly? Teleportation magic, perhaps?" Nate pondered. His alias "Voldemort" had only made a brief appearance, yet it had somehow caught the attention of Siegrain. For now, Nate decided to ignore the friend request and shut the notification down. He didn't want to risk revealing his identity in the bustling guild hall.
Meanwhile, Mirajane was busy serving drinks and moving around the guild, which resembled more of a tavern with how lively it was. After a while, she returned to the bar, placing a hand on her cheek and sighing softly.
"Nate, the forum's getting really heated with all the arguing. Do you have any way to fix it?"
Nate was skimming through the Library section, which was growing rapidly thanks to the diligent efforts of Phantom Lord members who had uploaded a wealth of interesting magic books. He was checking to see if there was anything valuable he could learn. Hearing Mirajane's concern, he looked up.
"Sounds like what we need is a forum administrator."
"A forum administrator?" she asked, puzzled.
"Exactly what it sounds like. Someone who can lock, delete, or pin posts and even temporarily silence users if necessary."
With a smile, Nate opened up the system's backend and started making adjustments. "I'll make you the administrator. We're Fairy Tail—we won't let Phantom Lord bully us, right?"
It was time for the enemy to taste the iron fist of justice! Numbers alone didn't matter in the realm of the Internet; it was all about authority and privileges! Of course, the most an admin could do was mute users. Only Nate, with his developer access, could fully ban an account, serving them the infamous "your account has been terminated" package.
Mirajane logged into her account, and shortly after, a notification popped up.
[Sigma Male] has made you a forum administrator: "Maintaining the forum is everyone's responsibility; creating a clean environment starts with me."
"Nate, what do I do now?" Mirajane asked eagerly.
"Whatever you think is best," Nate replied. After a moment's thought, he suggested, "Why not start by locking a few threads and then posting an official announcement?"
"Alright, I'll give it a try!" Mirajane suddenly felt the weight of responsibility on her shoulders. With her newfound administrative power, she selected several of the most heated threads, each with thousands of comments, and locked them so no one could reply. Then, with a few more clicks, she quickly posted an announcement and pinned it to the top of the forum.
The title was simple and to the point, echoing the notification she had received earlier.
"Maintaining the forum is everyone's responsibility; creating a clean environment starts with me!"
The post read:
"Hello to all the mages of Phantom Lord,
I am Mirajane from Fairy Tail, and I am also the forum administrator.
Pointless arguments won't lead to anything productive. I hope everyone can stay calm.
The forum is a place for sharing information, discussing magic, and making friends. It should not be polluted with endless argument threads..."
…
In Oak Town, at one of the Phantom Lord branches.
Inside a guild tavern, the atmosphere had been festive and lively.
"Come on! Everyone, keep flooding the thread! We're going to conquer this forum!" A mage wearing a robe was riling up his guildmates, raising their spirits.
"Ha! Those Fairy Tail losers must be shaking in their boots by now!"
"They barely have anyone compared to us! We're Phantom Lord!"
"This is a bloodless war, and victory will undoubtedly be ours!"
"From now on, this forum will be Phantom Lord territory!"
The mage, whose name was Boze, felt proud of himself. At first, the Fairy Tail mages had been hesitant and curious when they noticed the influx of Phantom Lord members on the forum. The interaction between both sides had been peaceful and cooperative.
But Boze had been the one to seize the opportunity and spark a "holy war."
What began as a small ember quickly ignited into an all-out forum battle. As more members from both sides joined, Fairy Tail was being pushed back. If they won this, Boze figured he could report the victory to the guild master. Maybe, just maybe, he could even be promoted to one of the Element Four!
The Fifth Element, he thought with a wicked grin.
"Hahahaha…" Boze couldn't help but laugh at his ambitious fantasy.
Suddenly, one of the female mages shouted, "Boze, the thread's been locked!"
"What?" Boze froze and immediately checked for himself. Sure enough, the message read: "This thread has been locked by the administrator."
"Administrator? Where did that come from?"
"Something's wrong! Other threads are being locked too!"
"Boze, check out the pinned post—it's from Fairy Tail! It's Mirajane!"
Boze's face darkened as he opened the announcement. After reading it, he was furious.
'Those Fairy Tail cheats! They couldn't win the war, so they abused their admin powers! Unbelievable!'
"How dare they!" he seethed. "Fairy Tail is full of cheats!"
"Stupid admin privileges! Now what do we do, Boze?"
"They're not playing fair!"
"Why is there even a forum administrator, and why is it a Fairy Tail mage?"
"It's Mirajane—the 'Demon' herself!"
"Mirajane? Oh man, I'm a huge fan of hers!"
"Me too! She used to model for 'Sorcerer Weekly'!"
"Shut up, you traitors! We're in the middle of a war!"
The group had descended into chaos, and Boze was shaking with rage. How could they win against admin powers? Desperate, he tried posting another thread, only for it to be locked moments later.
"What now, Boze?"
"Those Fairy Tail mages are playing dirty!"
"Why does Mirajane get to be an admin?"
"It's not fair!"
As the forum descended into further disarray, Boze's frustration mounted. And when he checked the comments under Mirajane's announcement, he saw that the Fairy Tail members were already celebrating.
"Well done, Mira!"
"Serves those Phantom Lord jerks right!"
"We did it! We're Fairy Tail!"
Seeing those comments, Boze was seething with anger. Victory had been so close, only for them to be smacked down by the iron fist of justice.
His eyes narrowed as he read through the triumphant posts. A wave of cold sweat ran down his back despite the heat, and he felt his hands go clammy.
"I can't let this stand!"
Boze muttered to himself, cursing the admin privileges as he rapidly typed out another angry message.
…
Back in Fairy Tail, the large-scale flame war was finally dying down, thanks to Mirajane's quick actions. The forum was noticeably quieter.
"Phew... I think that worked," Mirajane said with a satisfied smile, reading through the posts celebrating her intervention. She felt a bit guilty about using her admin powers so liberally but was glad the forum was peaceful again.
After all, this was Fairy Tail's second home, and Nate had worked hard to develop this new magic. It was worth maintaining.
"Huh?" Suddenly, Mirajane noticed a new comment under her announcement. Someone was cursing her, calling her an unfair admin who was biased toward Fairy Tail. The language was harsh.
Even with her gentle nature, the comment made Mirajane puff out her cheeks in frustration. "I'm not biased. I just want the forum to be orderly again."
Annoyed, she clicked on the user's profile, discovering that it was Boze, the instigator of the flame war. With a sly grin, she clicked the mute button for the first time.
…
"You have been muted by the administrator 'The Departing Traveler' for 30 days."
"What?!" Boze stared at the message in shock. The administrator had that kind of power?
He was doomed. Without the ability to post on the forum, what was he supposed to do for fun now? Sure, the message said 30 days, but Boze was convinced that Mirajane had it out for him now. After 30 days, she'd probably just mute him again.
Not being able to post online... it was as good as being dead.
"Am I... dead?" Boze's head was spinning. Desperate, he clicked on Mirajane's profile, typing out frantic messages to her through friend requests.
"I'm sorry! I shouldn't have insulted you!"
"I was wrong, Mirajane-sama!"
"I'll help maintain the forum too! Keeping it clean is everyone's responsibility!"
"Please unmute me!"
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